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A Day in the Life of A Freshman Nursing Student

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Michelle Cha Student Contributor, Boston College
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Blake Acquarulo Student Contributor, Boston College
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at BC chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

A somewhat typical day in a CSON freshman’s life from morning to night.

*disclaimer* this is meant to be funny (and mildly sarcastic)

7:30- The alarm goes off…Now its time to go to Higgins for anatomy!  

8:00- Nurses running to Stuart to force feed breakfast because its going to be a long day.  

8:25- You can spot me running like a madman to the bus because I want a seat while going through my notes on the Newton Bus.

9:15- Class has begun and I already think I have carpal tunnel from typing so furiously.

9:30- Time to browse Facebook for 30 seconds… and I just missed 10 slides *pray for my soul*

10:15- I’m scrambling to pack up and speed walking to my next class.  

11:00- My eyelids are drooping, and my stomach is growling but I still have two more classes to go.

12:15- Really trying to power through one more class but I don’t know if its going to happen because I’m just too tired.

12:20- Realizing I forgot to drink water or even pee for the past almost 5 hours then wondering how I’m still alive and still functioning.

1:15- I finally have sweet freedom after class but first I need more coffee.

1:30- I’ll slowly stumble back to Newton and sprawl out on the floor.

2:00- Still starving, I stop by Stuart to get food. #thankful (#blessed if the deli is open)

3:00- Time for me to go for my post-stressful-day run. (gotta keep those arteries from clogging!)

3:30- I run (well walk) back to the Newt feeling refreshed yet tired on a whole new level.

4:30- I quickly hop in the shower and beging to get started on homework.

5:00- You can find me flipping through my planner praying to God that Mastering Chem isn’t due tonight…and it is.

6:00- I’m frantically doing homework.  

7:00- Spotted: Me in Stuart with some friends having dinner and then running back to my room to do more homework.

8:00- I will be stressing over homework and trying to finish all my work early.

9:00- After doing work for a long time, I browse social media.

9:30- Feeling completely burned out, I complain about all the work I have.  

10:00- I’m running out of steam even though I have so much work yet I keep powering through.  

11:00- I’m convinced I’m feeling delirious yet very accomplished.

12:00- I’m laying in bed, begging my body to let me go to sleep. I’m all tucked in bed, telling myself that tomorrow will be better…then I remember: TOMORROW IS LAB DAY !

12:30- Finally, I’m drifting off to sleep, feeling happy that I did so much in just one day. Convinced that I’m going to be ready to take on another busy day tomorrow.

I love my major and the things I do, but every day is just so busy and pretty tiring. At the end of the day, it is all worth the hard work.

 

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Nursing student at BC who loves coffee, country music, the state of Maryland, and anything pink.
Blake is a senior at Boston College and is pursuing Biology and Pre-Med, as well as the perfect slice of pizza. She is so excited to be a co-Campus Correspondent along with Emily this year! As well as being a writer for Her Campus BC, she is also a member of the Girls Club Lacrosse team, the Public Health Club, and is a physics tutor on campus.